The Power of Darkness (1924)
- Original title
- Die Macht der Finsternis
- Directed by
- Conrad Wiene
- Genre
- drama film, silent film
- Country
- Germany
- Runtime
- 1h 12m
- Rating
- 9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A man in rural Russia becomes entangled in a web of greed, adultery, and murder. His actions lead to a moral reckoning that threatens to destroy him and those around him.
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What happens
The Power of Darkness (German:Die Macht der Finsternis) is a 1924 German silent drama film directed by Conrad Wiene and starring Petr Sharov, Mariya Germanova and Maria Kryshanovskaya. It is an adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's play The Power of Darkness. It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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